A case of corneal epithelial downgrowth after penetrating keratoplasty treated by intracameral 5-fluorouracil injection and mitomycin C [PDF]
GMS Ophthalmology CasesBackground: Corneal epithelial downgrowth is an uncommon, yet potentially sight-threatening complication of intraocular surgery or trauma with poor prognosis.
Noel Hong-Kei Wat +3 more
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Indications and outcome of repeat penetrating keratoplasty in India [PDF]
BMC Ophthalmology, 2005 Background Repeat penetrating keratoplasty is quite often required as there is high chance of failure of the primary graft particularly in the developing world.
Titiyal Jeewan S +5 more
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Adjunctive tacrolimus in the treatment of fungal keratitis requiring therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty [PDF]
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case ReportsObjective: To determine the efficacy of adjunctive topical tacrolimus in improving graft survival and reducing post operative complications in patients with Therapeutic Penetrating Keratoplasty (TPK) for the treatment of fungal keratitis.
S. Josephine Christy +5 more
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Indications of Penetrating Keratoplasty in Southern India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Aim: To study the indications of penetrating keratoplasty in Southern India. Settings and Design: Retrospective study. Material and Methods: Retrospective evaluation of eye bank records from December, 2002 to December, 2012 with respect to ...
Laxman Dasar +4 more
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GMS Ophthalmology Cases, 2023 Gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy (GDLD) is a rare autosomal recessive corneal dystrophy that has been associated with mutations in the TACSTD2 (M1S1) gene, which is normally expressed in corneal epithelial cells.
Azher, Tayaba N. +2 more
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Long-Term Results after DMEK (Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty) [PDF]
, 2020 Ziel der Arbeit: Evaluation der langfristigen Ergebnisse sowie der Komplikationsrate nach Descemet’s Membran Endothelialen Keratoplastik (DMEK) Methoden: Eine cross-sectional, Fall-Serien Studie.
Wardeh, Rima
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Indications and Visual Outcome in Patients Undergoing Penetrating Keratoplasty
Journal of Nobel Medical College, 2022 Background: Penetrating keratoplasty is commonly performed surgery in patients suffering from corneal blindness and visual impairment, where full thickness diseased cornea is replaced with healthy cornea.
Puspa Giri +3 more
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Experimental orthotopic penetrating keratoplasty--a rat penetrating keratoplasty model [PDF]
Journal of Korean Medical Science, 1991 An orthotopic penetrating keratoplasty model was developed in the rat. An oversized (0.5 mm) graft was used and 8 interrupted sutures were applied. These sutures were not removed. Eleven grafts out of 13 were rejected by the 3rd week in the disparate group (Brown Norway rat to Lewis rat transplantation group), which was characterized by edema, opacity,
H, Tchah, D H, Youn, E J, Holland
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Clinical profile of patients subject to penetrating keratoplasty in a brazilian reference service
Bioscience Journal, 2018 With the development of new surgical techniques, instrumentation and pharmacological advances, corneal transplant procedures can undergo changes directly in the clinical profile of patients with the indication for penetrating keratoplasty technique. The
Giovanna Karinny Pereira Cruz +7 more
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Assessment of endothelial cell density and corneal thickness in corneal grafts an average of 5 years after penetrating keratoplasty [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND Corneal transparency is a useful indicator for corneal function. Our aim was to investigate central corneal endothelial cells and corneal thickness in transplanted corneas at an average of 5.4 years after penetrating keratoplasty ...
Berta, András +4 more
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